Despite the decision of Taiwan’s constitutional court to amend Taiwan’s Civil Code in favor of same-sex marriage in May, the country’s institutions are dragging their feet on implementing legislation.
The News Lens
Date: 2017/10/27
By: David Green
Tomorrow, Taipei will host what is expected to be East Asia’s largest ever
本圖僅示意圖。Photo Credit: Reuters/達志影像
celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and curious (LGBTQ) folk.
More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the city’s annual Pride parade, now in its 15th year. Delegations from 20 countries will swell the streets as revelers converge on Taipei’s Ketagalan Boulevard along three separate marching routes.
To all intents and purpose, the LGBTQ community has more reason to celebrate than ever. On May 24, Taiwan’s constitutional court ruled to negate the Civil Code of Taiwan’s definition of marriage as being only between a man and a woman, paving the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage. The decision put Taiwan on the cusp of being the first country in Asia to legally countenance alternatives to the union of a man and a woman in matrimony. [FULL STORY]